Hand grip



Sept. 27, 1927. 4 91 W. A. HOWELL HARD GRI P Filed Jan. 21, 1927 PatentdSept. 27, 1927.

UNITED STA A fu1ther object proVide a grip f01f handles of ground workngmplen'uents that can be expeditiously se- -cured to the handles wthoutaltering the construction thereof.

Another objeet of the nvention s to provde a grip for the purpose setforth that is smple in constructon and nexpensve to manufaeture.

This nventon a1so consists in certan other features of constructon andin the combnation and arrangement of the several parte, to be herenafterfullydeserbed, lustmted in the accompz'myng draw ings end specificallypointed out in the appended c1aim.

In deserbng 1ny nveution in detail, reference Wl1 be had to theaccompanyng dmwngs wheren like characters denote lke or correspondngparte throughout the several vews, and in which:

Figure 1 is a, side elevaton of my novel handle grip and showing thesame epplied m a plow handle.,

Figure 2 is a view of the grp per se ELDCI showing che handle Figure 3 s{L sectonal vew taken on line 3-3bf Figure 2.

Referring to the letter A ndcates hande havng che usua1 curved reducedporton B prov1chng the customary band hold for. the handle, and

WILLIE A. I-IOWELL, or JAYESS, MISSISSIPPI.

HAITI) GRIP.

Applcation fi1ed January 21, 1927. Serial No. 162,645.

una 1 of the drawngs.

of the invention is to as shown in Figure 2.

TESI P-ATENT OFFICE."

be secured my novel grp Which includes a 4 splt sleeve l ormed ofresilent materal and extendng in parallelismo from the conrontng edgesof the splt sleeve are spaced apertured ears 2 adapted-to receve a boltand nut conneetion 3 for elampng the grip to the porton B as clearlyshown in Fig- Formed on the Outer edge of the split sleve 1 s a bead 4whch seeures one end convolution of a eol spring 5 to the sleeve 5 Thecoi1 spring s formed in a manner so that the convolutions dimnish in szefrom the center thereof to its ends thereby provdng a comfortablegripping surface as Will be readly apparent. 60

From the above description and disclosure in the dravvngs t Will beobvious that I have provded a band grp or handles 0f ground workingnplements that Will ab- WVbat I claim s:

clamp in sect1on.

sorb shocksand rebounds caused by the ground working parts of themplements comng in contact W1:h obstructions, therefore my novel grpWill afford adequate pro tection zmd prevent injury to the user of theimplements equpped therewith.

It is thought from the forego1ng descripton that the advantages andnovel features of my invention Will be readily apparent.

I desire t to be understood that I may make changes in the constructonand in che combnaton and arrangement of the several parts, provded thatsuch ehanges fal1 wthin the scope of the appended clam.

7 A handgrip of the chameter described 0 compnsmg 2L clamp, 1nchichng abead, and a C011 spnng hav1ng 1ts convolut1ons diminishing in sze fron1its center thefeof and drawings in detal the 21 plow or cultivator insad bead.

to Whch s adapted t0 hzwng one of its end convolutions secured Intestmony whereof I affix my signature.

WVILLIE A. HOWVELL.

